What to do, where to stay, and where to eat in South Africa
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From the European tastes of Cape Town and its surrounding wine country to the more distinctly African flavors of the safari lodges in the bush, South Africa no longer seems too distant or inaccessible. Find out the latest in the hotels, restaurants, safaris, shopping, wine and design scenes of the new South Africa.
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South Africa Features
- The Karoo: South Africa’s Living Desert March, 2008
- Driving through South Africa’s arid and once forbidding Karoo region, Douglas Rogers discovers a landscape now filled with artist pioneers, revitalized Afrikaner towns, and vibrant vineyard oases.
- 40 Trips To Change Your World November, 2007
- Gansbaai, South Africa
- South Africa’s Newest Vintage August, 2007
- Just north of Cape Town and the country’s better-known vineyards, the Swartland region is having a ripe moment
- Cape Escape October, 2006
- Barrydale—100 miles east of Cape Town—is becoming a South African Santa Fe, with galleries, wineries, boutique hotels, and hiking trails, set amid the Western Cape's vast Klein Karoo. Below, an easy itinerary.
- Learn to be a Safari Ranger September, 2006
- At South Africa's Phinda Private Game Reserve, Michael Caruso enrolls in the top training program for safari guides—and comes to see a different side of the wild
South Africa, Fired Up September, 2005- South African pottery is breaking traditions-and catching the attention of curators and collectors worldwide. Here, where to shop and what to buy in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and beyond.
Joburg's New Spin November, 2004- Ten years after apartheid released its choke hold on South Africa, a new
generation is breathing life into the country's largest city. The economy is booming, crime is falling, and now Johannesburg—not Cape Town—is South Africa's promised land.
Vintage South Africa June, 2004- Just east of Cape Town is one of the New World's most exciting (and affordable) wine regions. Nathan Lump hits the road in search of the best country-house hotels in the Winelands. PLUS Ten vineyards to watch.
- T+L Reports: Jo’burg’s New Address December, 2006
- T+L Reports: Animal Kingdom January, 2006
- T+L Reports: African Beacon November, 2005
- T+L Reports: Cape Escape March, 2006
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